Fish-hook.



15'. H. PARDON.

FISH HOOK. APPLIUATION FILED Hum, 1910.

HE NORRIS PETERS c 0., WASHINGTON, v. c.

Patented May 9, 1911.

FRANK H. PARIDON, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

FISH-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 7, 1910.

Patented May 9, 1911.

Serial No. 542,612.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. PARDQN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Owensboro, in the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky,have invented new and useful Improvements in Fish-Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful invention in fish hooks, andmore especially to double fish hooks or two fish hooks combined.

The object of this invention is to produce a combination fish hook; thatis, a bait hook and gafl' hook so arranged in construction that shouldthe fish in taking the bait hook not become impaled thereon, the gaffhook will come into action and it will be impaled on the gaff hook.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a hook provided withthe invention and having a float for keeping the two hooks extended.Fig. 2 represents a hook provided with the invention and having a springto keep the two hooks extended.

In these drawings, the numeral 1 represents a bait hook provided withthe barb 2 at one end, and the loop or eye 3 at the other end. This baithook is pivoted at 4% to a gaff hook 5 having the barb 6 at one end, andthe eye or loop 7 at the other end. As shown, these two hooks arepivoted together at the pivot 4 so that the barb 6 of the galf hook isbelow the barb 2 of the bait hook. A bar 8 is connected at one end 9 tothe loop 3 of the bait hook 1, and passing through the loop 7 of thegafl hook 5 is a loop or eye 10, to which is secured the lower end ofthe fishing cord 11. As shown in Fig. 1, there is placed upon the baithook on the side away from the loop or eye 10 toward the barb 2 a float12. As shown in Fig. 2, a coiled spring 13 is secured to the two booksat their pivotal connection L, the spring being arranged in such aposition as to normally keep the two hooks apart, as shown in said Fig.2. In the two forms shown in these figures, the spring or float, whichare equivalents, keep the hooks separated from each other in the mannershown in these two figures. Should a fish take the hook, or should heonly nibble at the bait and make a pull, the action would be such as tocause the gaff hook to rise, catching the fish on the under side. Thebar 8 passing from the end of the bait hook through the end of the gaffhook, such bar being rigid, causes a direct pull between the two hooksand exerts a leverage on the gaff hook, quickly causing the barb 6 torise and impale the fish.

Having described the invention, what I claim is,

1.. The combination of a bait hook and gaff hook with a device whichyieldably holds the two hooks apart, the two hooks being provided withan eye and a rod secured to the eye of the bait hook and passing throughthe eye of the gaff hook.

2. The combination of a bait hook and gaff hook with a spring whichnormally holds the two hooks apart or permits them to be held together,the two hooks being provided with an eye and a rod secured to the eye ofthe bait hook and passing through the eye of the gaff hook.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK H. PARDON. Witnesses T. M. MURPHY, Jr., C. E. McGILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

